I barely slept, the second night in Chunking Mansions. The loud neighbors, the hot Hong Kong air, the landlord banging on the door after midnight. None of these things are particularly conducive to a peaceful rest, and for once in my life I actually looked forward to attempts at shut eye on the 15+ hour…
An electric storm is brewin’, and though we’ve heard reports of landfall here and there, we’ll see the brunt arrive next year. Electric vehicles will descend from the heavens, claiming cities and suburbs in silent force. What we’ve seen from Nissan, Chevrolet, and even Tesla is nothing compared to the impending onslaught of alternative energy…
The Apple Watch is one of the most wished for gifts this holiday season and for good reason — we found both the Apple Watch 4 and the Apple Watch 3 to be among the best smartwatches currently available. Apple typically doesn’t reduce prices, which is why you don’t want to miss any Black Friday deals…
Wluper, the London-based tech startup building a conversational AI to power knowledge-based voice assistants, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding. Leading the round is “deep tech” VC IQ Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, Aster, and Magic Pony co-founder Dr Zehan Wang. Founded in 2016 and originally backed by Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures, Wluper’s…
One of the most immediate — and already live — applications for robotics and artificial intelligence in general has been in using unmanned robots in warehouses and other environments, where they replace humans in repetitive jobs such as sorting and moving objects from A to B. Now, Beijing-based robotics startup Geek Plus (aka Geek+) says…
Amazon has reversed a decision it made six months ago to shut off its US ecommerce site to Australian shoppers. Reuters reports that the U-turn comes after a customer backlash. Since July shoppers in Australia trying to browse stuff to buy on Amazon.com have been redirected to the local site, Amazon.com.au. Shipping to Australia from Amazon.com was also…
Finding a decent laptop is easy, but finding one under $1,000 is a bit tricky. Luckily, we’ve taken some of the guesswork out of picking out a budget laptop, here are some of our favorites, the best laptops under $1,000. The post The best laptops under $1,000 appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link Shiv…
Vangelis Andrikopoulos, Research Analyst at Outlier Ventures explains what the future of data storage and sharing might look like in the transportation sector. NEW CONNECTIONS An occasional series of vendor perspectives on the world of connected business – because it’s all about making new connections and starting new conversations. The transportation and logistics industries are undergoing sweeping change.…
Google has announced its plan for combating election interference in the European Union, ahead of elections next May when up to 350 million voters across the region will vote to elect 705 Members of the European Parliament. In a blog post laying out a narrow approach to democracy-denting disinformation, Google says it will introduce a…
Ah, wonderful to see you again, sir. The usual? Kool-Aid Grain Alcohol Martini with a twisty straw. Of course. And I see you’re wearing a new watch. The MQT Essential Mirror. Quite striking. I see the watch has a quartz ETA movement – an acceptable movement by any standard – and a very elegant face…
